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Some Malacostracan Crustacean Assemblages in the Southern and Western Baltic Sea Rostock. Meeresbiolog. Beitr. (2001) 9, 127-143 Michael L. ZETTLER Some malacostracan crustacean assemblages in the southern and western Baltic Sea Runnning head: Crustacean assemblages in the Baltic Sea Abstract The paper presents a survey of four crustacean benthic assemblages in the southern and western Baltic Sea. Relative abundance and a multivariate method (cluster analysis) were used to describe these assemblages in German Baltic wa- ters. This study is based mainly on 17 sampling events carried out during 1998/99. The salinity ranged between 2 and 22 psu and the depth varied between 0.4 and 47.3 m. The habitats were silty sands with Mytilus-aggregates, the silt zone below 20 m, shallow stone and boulder grounds and lagoons and fjord-like bays. For as- sessment of sediment structure, current, patchiness and larger crustaceans (e.g. Crangon crangon, Carcinus maenas) in the deeper parts an underwater video- camera was used which was mounted on a sledge. In total 43 species were recor- ded. The most common and important species were Diastylis rathkei, Gammarus salinus, G. zaddachi, Gastrosaccus spinifer, Pontoporeia femorata, Calliopius lae- viusculus, Corophium insidiosum, Leptocheirus pilosus, Jaera albifrons s.l. and Sphaeroma hookeri. One habitat (Kleines Haff, Oder estuary) is characterised through some non-indigenous species, such as Pontogammarus robustoides, Gammarus tigrinus and Corophium curvispinum, especially. Kurzfassung Die Studie präsentiert einen Untersuchung über 4 benthische Krebsgemein- schaften in der südlichen und westlichen Ostsee. Mit relativen Abundanzen und der Cluster-Analyse werden diese Gemeinschaften beschrieben. Die Studie basiert hauptsächlich auf 17 Beprobungen zwischen 1998 und 1999. Die Salinität rangierte zwischen 2 und 22 psu und die Wassertiefe lag zwischen 0,4 und 47,3 m. Die Ha- bitate der Lebensgemeinschaften sind schlickiger Sand mit Mytilus-Aggregaten, die Schlickzone unter 20 m, flache Stein- und Findlinggründe sowie Küstengewässer. An den tieferen Stationen wurde zur Beurteilung der Sedimentstruktur, Strömung, Verteilungsmuster und größerer Krebse (z.B. Crangon crangon, Carcinus maenas) eine schlittengezogene Unterwasser-Video-Kamera eingesetzt. Insgesamt konnten 43 Arten beobachtet werden. Die häufigsten und wichtigsten Arten waren Diastylis rathkei, Gammarus salinus, G. zaddachi, Gastrosaccus spinifer, Pontoporeia femo- 127 rata, Calliopius laeviusculus, Corophium insidiosum, Leptocheirus pilosus, Jaera albifrons und Sphaeroma hookeri. Die Lebensgemeinschaft des Kleinen Haffs (Oderhaff) ist durch einige Neueinwanderer, wie Pontogammarus robustoides, Gammarus tigrinus und Corophium curvispinum, gekennzeichnet. Introduction Previous studies concerning the crustaceans of the Baltic Sea mainly focus on population dynamics and production biology of single species (e.g. Köhn and Sammour, 1990a, b; Persson, 1989; Sarvala and Uitto, 1991; Schriever, 1975; Sjö- berg, 1969) or on drawings of check lists and identification keys (e.g. Apstein, 1909; Jazdzewski and Konopacka, 1993; Köhn and Gosselck, 1989, 1995). With regard to assemblages crustaceans of the Baltic Sea have been studied only sporadically in the past. Only habitat selection and ecology of some crustacean groups, such as the genus Gammarus, were investigated more intensively (e.g. Fenchel and Kol- ding, 1979; Haahtela, 1969; Jazdzewski, 1973; Jazdzewski and Fronc, 1982; Kinne, 1953/54; Kolding and Fenchel, 1979). More detailed studies on the composition and relative abundance of benthic and epibenthic crustacean fauna of German Bal- tic waters were carried out in coastal inlets such as the Schlei fjord (Gollasch and Zander, 1995), Bay of Puck (Jazdzewski 1971) and the Breitling (Zettler, 1999). In the inshore waters of Kiel Bay Anger (1975) and Lüthje (1978), for example, analy- sed the benthic communities which included the crustacean species. In order to study the variety and composition of crustacean species in different habitats various methods are needed. In the deeper parts of the Baltic endobenthic species have to be collected by use of grabs or corers. However, the major part of the Baltic crustaceans are epibenthic and hyperbenthic. Only the application of dredges (deeper regions) or hand nets (shallow areas) allows a semiquantitative assessment. The aim of this study is to describe some of the crustacean assemblages in- habiting the southern and western Baltic Sea. Relative abundance, habitat selection and distribution patterns of the observed species are discussed. Materials and Methods From 1998 to 1999 the crustacean fauna was investigated at 17 stations in the coastal and offshore waters of the southern and western Baltic (Fig. 1, Table 1). Salinity was in the range between 2 and 22 psu. Water depth was between 0.4 and 47.3 m. In deeper waters the material was collected either by use of a dredge (mesh size 4 mm) or with a van Veen grab (0.1 m², 1 mm mesh size). In more shallow areas (< 1 m) a hand net (1.5 mm mesh size) was used. The animals were preserved with 4 % formaldehyd or 70 % alcohol in the field. For sorting and deter- mining in the laboratory a stereo microscope with 10-40 x magnification was used. In total 12 000 individuals were analysed. 128 Table 1 Parameters of the stations investigated in 1998/99. Locations marked by asterisks are monitoring stations, regularly sampled since 1991. station number coordinate date depth salinity method (m) (‰) SK 54° 35.95 N 17 Aug 1998 25.7 11.1 dredge, video (Stubbenkammer) 13° 44.96 E van Veen grab 30 54° 43.24 N 31 Oct 1998 22.6 16.2 dredge, video (Darss sill)* 12° 47.00 E van Veen grab 152 55° 35.00 N 03 Nov 1998 31.2 10.3 dredge, video (Arkona Sea)* 14° 17.00 E van Veen grab 10 54° 34.20 N 29 Oct 1998 27 22 dredge, video (Femarnbelt)* 11° 20.00 E van Veen grab 12 54° 18.54 N 28 Oct 1998 24 17.2 dredge, video (Luebeck Bay)* 11° 33.00 E van Veen grab MB 1 54° 18.16 N 14 Aug 1998 19.4 16 video (Mecklenburg Bight) 12° 06.11 E van Veen grab 109 55° 00.00 N 01 Nov 1998 47.3 17 dredge, video (Arkona Sea)* 12° 47.00 E van Veen grab T1 54° 02.91 N 15 Aug 1998 15 6.5 dredge, video (Pomeranian Bay) 14° 10.55 E van Veen grab 160 54° 14.46 N 15 Aug 1998 14.5 7.1 dredge, video (Pomeranian Bay) 14° 04.04 E van Veen grab NH 54° 10.40 N 30 Dec 1998 0.4 13 hand net (Nienhagen, Stolteraa) 11° 58.90 E KK 54° 00.90 N 10 Jan 1999 0.4 15.9 hand net (Klein Kluetzhoeved) 11° 06.05 E B1 54° 10.20 N 07 Aug 1998 2.5 9.3 dredge (Pagenwerder, Breitling) 12° 06.70 E B2 54° 09.60 N 15 May 1998 0.5 9 hand net (Anleger, Breitling) 12° 08.20 E PD 53° 58.25 N 02 Jan 1999 0.4 11 hand net (Poeldamm, Faehrdorf) 11° 28.45 E SH 54° 01.60 N 02 Jan 1999 0.4 10 hand net (Salzhaff, Boiensdorf) 11° 32.40 E PW 53° 56.95 N 10 Jan 1999 0.4 8.7 hand net (Poetenitzer Wiek) 10° 54.60 E KH 53° 52.30 N 02 May 1998 0.5 2 hand net (Kleines Haff, Kamminke) 14° 10.00 E 129 Fig. 1 Investigation area with stations in the southern and western Baltic Sea In order to analyse the community structure cluster analysis was performed using the Primer programme of the Plymouth Marine Laboratory. Furthermore, rela- tive abundance of the malacostracan crustaceans was calculated for each station. For the characterization of the habitats in the deeper parts, i.e.for the assess- ment of sediment structure, current, and patchiness, and for larger crustaceans (e.g. Crangon crangon, Carcinus maenas) an underwater video-system was used which was mounted on a sledge. The sledge was towed over the bottom by a drif- ting vessel at lowest possible speed (< 1 knot). The camera was installed on a pan and tilt head. Scaling was accomplished by two parallel laser beams projected into the picture. Results In total 43 crustacean species were observed. These species are members of the orders Mysidacea (6), Cumacea (1), Tanaidacea (1), Isopoda (8), Amphipoda (23) and Decapoda (4). Cluster analysis (similarities between samples) Using cluster analysis five groups (assemblages) were established with re- spect to species composition (Fig. 2). After evaluation of the video material and ac- cording to Boedeker et al. (1998) these groups are representative of specific habitats within the Baltic. These groups reflect sediment structure, salinity and oxy- gen conditions which caused the specific crustacean settlement. 130 Fig. 2 Cluster analysis of the stations on the basis of the total number of species found (4th root transformation). The five observed groups (communities) are indicated. 1. Silty sands and silt between 20 and 30 m depth (10-16 psu) with Mytilus- ag- gregates (Stns 30, SK, 152)1 The community is dominated by Diastylis rathkei (more silty substrates) and Gammarus-species (within the Mytilus-aggregates) (Fig. 3). The mysids Mysis mixta 1 for the numbers of collected individuals and for species authors, see Tab. 2 131 and Gastrosaccus spinifer and the decapod Crangon crangon were only observed in low numbers. Saduria entomon occurs occasionally at all stations. Furthermore Hyperia galba was found at Stn 152 and Bathyporeia pilosa and Corophium crassi- corne at Stn 30. 60 % 50 SK (n=355) 40 30 (n=286) 152 (n=696) 30 20 10 0 others M. mixta D. rathkei G. salinus G. spinifer G. zaddachi J. albifrons C. crangon P. femorata G. oceanicus Fig. 3 Relative abundance of crustacean species on silty sands and silt between 20 and 30 m water depth (10-16 ‰) with Mytilus-aggregates. 2. Silty sands below 20 m depth without Mytilus-aggregates (16-22 psu) 1 (Stns 10, 12, 109, MB1) This community is very similar to the previous, but the lack of Mytilus- aggregates supports endobenthic species such as Diastylis rathkei, Pontoporeia femorata and Gastrosaccus spinifer (Fig.
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